Daily Republican., 1887-07-21
The Wicked Fly.

Files ere every where to pester ant
boIner u, no matter where We 20 OF
wha; 20 do, and just exactly Why filei
should have come Into existence none
can dsdaitely say. Bat the pesky
plaques are here aud that they are her
IL evidsuss that they live because they
arc permitted 70 live. Certain philoso
pher, mAintAln that the fly Is the oreA-
ture Of design and has been created tc
keep lazy men with bald heads from
dyius With enuut. The mere exsrton
OF d gazing a % keeps some men from
fallips into . dry rot. And then the
fly 10 he subject OF 90 mo good moral H.
lusTAious. PreAohers tell Us that the
persistenoy OF the hy conquers all
things II wicked men we're Is In, ,r-
tunAts in prayer - the fl = Is eager to
rh ed blood, there would be no need for
extra precautions sgainst the evil ma
chinAuons OF man. The scientists. With
the wisdom Of exalted philosophers, 60
70 work with . wonderfully refreshing z
nicety and after q very minute investi.
gAtios rank the tiy with . minia.ure
buzz ard, possessing the attributes OF .
scA ven ger, but the practical mater c,
fact every day man, who doss not 60 10
bed unsil the earth oools of, and dnds
him..,t awakened st foor y clock In the
morning, disssrees with the philooo-
phic IN 50 aad simply sWeArs that the
festive scsvenger 10 nuisance and Q
fraud Of the biggest kind. Aud the
practical man In oar opinion 10 abo1,
right. We can get along without the
moral lssson OF the q rs energy, his 80.
hvisy, persistsnce, wonderful persever'
Anoe aud all that, nor do We specially
care sbout sooepstng the theory snst b,
was s oectAlly created to keep bald -heAd
cd men from dying Of iAziness. II y,
had our way OF 4. We would Issue au
edics that the fly should 60. In our ss
tima.ton we can do very we'll withou
him, and we would be willing TO b.
taxed with extra aoiutionsry duties tc
make up for tue meritorious services o
the Il J As . soavenser.
Bu, the fy won's 60. He persists iu
remaining here and making every bald
head raoe course and dancing pavil
ion. Early in the morning the festive
creatures are up aud At It. They seem
TO think that the Turning on OF the frs
gas js. is an Invitation for them to "a
- work, and they never cease until the
lest gas jet 10 turned eff At night. Even
then taey often linger around fond as
socis s:ions, and re mind Us OF the good
time they have had during the long,
long Day. B1, what are ~a to do about
the a.? Are We We forever to be tor
tured by his psrsisten. vlsitasious?
Science 10 doing much to alleviate the
di,tresses OF human woes and TO In
crease man's comforts. Can /. not dt
some:htnz TO check the frivolous a rita
tions and gam boiling Of the festive fly
Al, nov We have IL. AS these are day
Of re.orn through State sgenc,es, why
no: ask the government to give an ap
propris;!on 10 muzze flies or pass ar
edlc: that they shall adopt the eigh
hour system, no, com men cling work
unit. a. m. and stopping ct ?. m,
With an hour fer res. At noon.
Bl: there is another plan that nigh
Aff)rd relief. In these days o. mechAai-
cal ingenuity fans are put up aud run
by the po yer OF eie ,tr!,tty. Toe festive
fiy dou's like fans and keeps away from
them. The Wilmington Ci:y E.ectri:
Light Company would be glad 10 pu. 9
fan-driving electric motor In every
house. But, then, this costs . grea
deal Of money, ana poor meu who ar,
bothered with flies as we'll IS r.,h me,
could not stand the strain, while hi
rich brother would revel 10 . CO. ct
mosphsre and no d.ss. Why shoult
the rioh mau have his fan and no q e
and the poor man swe'tsr 10 com tortles
homes fighting the pesky plag1s.? L;
the govern nent take thi, thtag In han
and v tn its OVERT wing treasury pic
vide faus 10 Danish flies. Who kpo =
but wnat files" or mo d,es" may ys
be ths political test for the election c
Copgressmen ani legislators?